Director of Projects & Commercial
8 days ago
Sheffield
⚡ Director of Project Delivery – Transmission (UK) 📍 United Kingdom | Full-time | Senior Leadership We are seeking a Director of Project Delivery – Transmission to lead large-scale new build and upgrade projects across the UK. This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced project director with deep expertise in transmission project execution, stakeholder engagement, and large capital programme management. 🌍 Key Responsibilities • Take full ownership of transmission project delivery in the UK, ensuring achievement of schedule, quality, cost, and safety targets., • Establish and oversee a comprehensive PMO system, including planning, risk, schedule, quality, contract, and financial control., • Manage EPC contractors, design consultancies, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure compliance with Transmission Owner (NGET/SSEN/SPEN) standards and HSE requirements., • Drive cross-functional collaboration with sales, engineering, supply chain, and factories to ensure seamless order-to-delivery processes., • Monitor progress against milestones using traffic-light reporting, and provide regular updates to the UK CEO and Group HQ., • Lead client communications, manage variations, claims, and disputes to ensure customer satisfaction and positive cash flow., • Build and develop a local delivery team, with responsibility for recruitment, training, and succession planning., • Approve project spend, resource allocation, and safety incident investigations up to delegated authority level., • Ensure organisational effectiveness in resource utilisation, both internal and contractor-based. 🎓 Experience & Qualifications • Degree qualified in engineering, business, or a related discipline; advanced professional qualifications preferred., • 15+ years of project management experience in transmission or power engineering., • 5+ years delivering projects within the UK/European power market., • Proven track record managing large-scale projects (£100m+ individual investment)., • Strong expertise in contractual management: NEC3/NEC4, FIDIC, PMI, Prince2 frameworks., • Financial management of multi-hundred-million-pound projects, with focus on budget returns and early revenue., • Extensive experience leading geographically diverse teams and engaging senior stakeholders across the supply chain., • Strong knowledge of UK transmission sector regulations, CDM, and HSE frameworks., • Skilled in value engineering, risk management, programme delivery, and project refinement to achieve business case requirements. ⚡ What We’re Looking For • A strategic leader who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments., • Proven ability to manage end-to-end delivery of large capital projects, balancing commercial, technical, and regulatory considerations., • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust across Transmission Owners, EPCs, consultants, and regulators., • Results-oriented, resilient, and driven to deliver in a challenging and evolving energy market. 💡 Why Join Us? This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the UK’s transmission infrastructure — delivering critical new build and upgrade projects that will enable the energy transition. You will lead a high-performing project delivery team, drive operational excellence, and have direct accountability for some of the most significant capital investments in the sector.